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GlassWeekend
FRIDAY, July 15
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Hands-On Glassmaking
Sand Casting, Beadmaking, Pâte de Verre;
Paperweight-Making (Glass Studio and Classroom)
Artists will help you create your own work.
Additional fee required.
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
“Particle Theories: International Pâte de Verre
and Other Cast Glass Granulations” (Museum of
American Glass) Guest Curator:
Susanne Frantz
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
"The Fellows: Cast Glass"
Opening reception in The Gallery of Fine Craft.
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Gallery Preview Reception
Be among the first to view and purchase the worksof today’s most dynamic artists from 20
international world-renowned galleries!
SATURDAY, July 16
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Arrival and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks:
Susan Gogan, Executive Director,
Wheaton Village
Adam Kamens, President,
Creative Glass Center of America
Bruce Bachmann, President,
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
8:50 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.
Guest Artist Presentations:
Hank Murta Adams, José Chardiet and Shane Fero
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
“Particle Theories: International Pâte de Verre and
Other Cast Glass Granulations”
(Museum of American Glass)
Guest Curator: Susanne
Frantz
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Gallery Exhibition Open (Event Center)
20 Exhibiting Galleries
from throughout the United
States, Australia and Canada
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Guest Artist Demonstrations for General Public
(Glass Studio)
Rotating Schedule: Hank Murta Adams, JoséChardiet and Shane Fero
10:00 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.
Special Presentation:
"The American/Japanese Glass Connection”
Michael Rogers will lead a panel of artists,
educators, students and other participants who
have been active in both countries to discuss the
cross-influences on glass art in these two leading
centers of contemporary glass. Panelists include:
MichaelSchunke, Alice Chappell, Etsuko Nishi, Erika
Tada, Naomi Shioya and Jin Hongo.
11:00 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.
Curators Panel - “The Curators’ Match”
Moderator William Warmus has selected
images of significant, at times
iconic, artworks made from glass. He has asked the panel of museum curators
to match a work of art from his or her
museum (in any medium) to the
glass artwork, for display and discussion. The curator will show side-by-side slides
of the two works of art and explain
the reasons for the curator’s match.Curators include: ScottErbes, Dr. Edmund Pillsbury,
Susanne Frantz, Gay Taylor, and Jane
Milosch.
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch (Pick-Up)
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Keynote Presentation: "Seeing Sculpture in Glass"
Phoebe Adams, noted artist and lecturer, will discuss
her work as well as other established
and younger sculptors who use glass in their work.
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
A. CGCA Past Fellows Panel:
“Yesterday Today and Tomorrow”
Past Fellows will discuss the impact of their time spent at Wheaton on their development as artists. Robin Rice, Art Critic, will be moderating the panel of CGCA Alumni: Tim Wagner Jennifer Blazina, Willie Dexter, and Magan Stevens.
B. Curator/Artist Walks
An opportunity to interact with individual museum curators and glass artists who will lead small groups of collectors through the gallery and/or museum exhibits. Curators/Artists include: Suzanne Frantz, Gay Taylor, Judith Schaechter, Walter Zimmerman, Nicole Chesney and Lisabeth Sterling.
C. How to Light Your Glass Collection
A presentation and demonstration of lighting by Warren Charter and Mark Sills of Charter-Sills & Associates. Warren will also be available on Sunday for individual consultations.
<> D. The Secondary Market for Contemporary ArtA panel discussing how to sell and buy contemporary glass on the secondary market - through galleries, auction and the internet. Panelists include: Lewis Wexler, Ferdinand Hampson, Greg Kuharic, and Linda Moskowitz. Moderated by Bruce Bendoff and Ralph Lowenbach.
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.</>
Breakout Sessions
Repeated
6:30 p.m. - 7:30
p.m.
Museum Reception
Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres
7:30
p.m.
Summertime Country Dinner
The Millville Rose Society AwardRecipients: Paul and Elmerina Parkman, Jerry
Raphael
"Funraising" Auction
Auctioneer: Jennings Auction Group,
LLC
SUNDAY, July 17
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Special Hot Glass
Demonstrations (Glass Studio)
Private Demos For Weekend Registrants Only
Hank Murta Adams, José Chardiet and Shane Fero
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
“Particle Theories: International Pâte de Verre and
Other Cast
Glass Granulations”
(Museum of American Glass)
Guest Curator:
Susanne Frantz
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Gallery Exhibition Open (Event Center)
20 Exhibiting Galleries from throughout the United
States, Canada and Australia
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Special Demonstrations for the General Public
(Glass Studio)
Phoebe Adams and the 2005 Spring CGCA Fellows:
Emrys Berkower, Kanik Chung, Daniel Cutrone and
Frida Fjellman.
